NHL dev crew needs to get this game back on the rails. It's gone severely downhill at a sharper slope than any previous downgrade. Maybe stop focusing on goofy fortnite-inspired skins and pre-made builds and get back to it's roots.
EASHL's peak was NHL 12-through 14. Best build options (total control of attribute point allocation within the archtype), the gameplay, minus the good ol' glitch shot from the slot, was far superior.
Get rid of X-Factors (several of them are OP'd/don't function correctly anyways)
Drop the Momentum- It's been unbalanced and has never worked correctly since inception- Great idea in theory, poor idea and even poorer execution in practice.
Contextual contact needs work- again. Game was playing very well out of the box, and as usual the first update blows it up. You need to make accurate pokechecking rewarding.